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Oil spill’s spread simulated on Intel’s green supercomputer

August 6, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Oh, the irony! Intel’s supercomputer, called the Encanto and ranking number 32 on the Green500 list, was called into service to forecast the spread of oil from the Gulf of Mexico. Consisting of 3,500 quad-core Xeon processors, the 28-cabinet, water-cooled system helped the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) predict the spread of undersea oil […]

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: BP, Green500, Intel, Intel Xeon, oil, oil spill, supercomputer

IBM Tops Green500

July 13, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

No stranger to ranking high on the Top500 list of supercomputers, IBM is also racking up eco-points with a formidable presence on the Green500 list. In the latest ranking, IBM dominates the top 20, with the first spot going to…

Filed Under: Green IT, Stats & Figures Tagged With: Green500, IBM, supercomputer

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